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History Mystery

Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:

Here are the names of 30 famous mathematicians given as anagrams
with pictures which might help you find the first two.

As a class or club project you might like to find as many of the
names as you can. To help you with this search you could use some
history of maths websites or library books. From these sources you
could also find out when these famous mathematicians lived and what
they discovered.

Can you devise a game based on this information? If so do send
us the details and we'll publish the rules of your game for others
to play.

The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the
NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to
embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice. More information on many of our other activities
can be found here.